The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-30
MILLIONS In THE SOUTH.
THE WONDERFUL SHOWING FOR
THE PAST YEAR.

AL Previous Records Left in the Shade
Concerns to Consume Pig Iron Be-
ing Established Faster than Those for
Producing It--Big Jnvestmen in
Car Works.
BALTIEoRE, Dec 29--The Manufao-
tnrers' Record will publish this week its am
nual review of the industrial growth of the
South for 1887, which is in many respects
the most remarkable year 10 the history OF
that section, as more was accomplished for
the progress and prosperity of the whole
South than over before in the same length
of time. From Maryland to Texas the prog
ress was remarkable, covering almost the
entire range of industry, and there is
scarcely single line Of manufacturing or
mining business in which the number of
new enterprises reported during 1857 is not
more than twice as large as in 1886. OF the
fourteen Southern States there are only
four in which the capital invested in new
enterprises was not double the amount In
vested last year.
PIG IRON CONSUMERS.
While the number Of furnace companies
increased from 26 in 1886 to 20 in 1887. the
number of machine shops and foundries in
creased from 6S to 103, and miscellaneous
iron works, rolling mills, pipe works, ETC.,
from 70 to II, so that the enterprises 20 con-
sumo the pig iron increase was much greater
than OF the furnaces to produce it. The
agricultural implement factories
increased from III to 25,
-four mills, % to 1856; furniture factories,
23 to 30; gas works, "a to 35; water works,
~ to 50; carriage and wagon factories, rs
fri. Iasrbt k<.G o..
and quarrying enterprises, ia to 562; cotton
mills, 8 to ~; wood working concerns, as
to T26; Ice factories, 80 TO 96; canning fac
tories, IL TO 81; brick works, So TO 1869; cot
ton congresses, Is to 36; cotton seed oil
mills, to 1s; natural gas companies, 81 to
3D. and miscellaneous enterprises, 4lS Ito
939. The total number in 1857 was 40,
againsS 1875 in 1885.
THE CAPITAL INVESTED.
The amount of the capital, including the
capital stock of companies organized during
1887 was: Alabama, S47, 1882 600; Arkan-
sas, $24, ,466, 600; Florida. 81, 7So, 900: Geer-
gia, S15,S6l, 900: Kentucky, $4O,053, 900;
Louisiana, $s,21S,000; Maryland, SIS, 1ST,-
600; Mississippi, III 900; North Carolina,
50, 767 600; South Carolina, IS, 895, 600;
Tennessee, $35. .S61 900; Texas, SIC, 430, 900;
Virginia, 1923, ,255 900; West Virginia, $S,-
266,000. Total, $3.50, POS, 900, against $129,-
ZSO,VUU IN 1850.
In cotton manufacturing there has been
great activity, and seventy seven new mills
have been p objected, many of them being
now under construction, which is the largest
NUMBER OF new mills ever reported In one
year. Cotton mills are reported as having
largely oversold their production, and many
old mills are being enlarged To meet the de-
nand for their goods The increasing di-
versification of Southern industries is Illus
trated in the lact that Alabama alone
secured during the year the location of five
large car-building plants, two at Decatur,
and one each at Birmingham, Admission and
Gadsden
ADMISSIONS WORKS.
The Admission works will cost 81 ,0O0, 900,
employ 1000 mechanics, and will turn out
twenty complete cars day, from freight to
passenger, parlor and sleeping cars. The
entire work. from making the wheels to up
holstering, is to be done n these shops. One
of the car plants at Decatur is being built
by the Louisville ana Nashville railroad.
and the other will be for the large
works now at Urbana, o., which are to Be
removed to Decatur In the building of
rolling mills, pire works. machine shops anil
foundries, the same activity Is seen, while
furniture factories, agricultural implement
works, -four mills, gas and electric light
works, canning factories, woodworking es-
Ia lshpents, ETC., are being started all over
the South